Address
Address verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.
Usage example: please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television
Give is a synonym for address in collect topic. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Address", when it comes to topics like devote effort to something.
Give
Give verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.
Usage example: totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year
Address is a synonym for give in collect topic. Sometimes you can use "Address" instead a verb "Give", if it concerns topics such as perform action.
How words are described
| human | human address | human give |
| old | old address | old give |
| long | long address | long give |
| similar | similar address | similar give |
| Other adjectives: right, initial, correct, huge, dark, famous, derogatory, official. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the second episode of Season 3 two of the girls kiss in a failed effort to get an "informant" to give them an address.
Source: Series / The Joe Schmo Show -
On Parks and Recreation, Leslie's campaign team give the printer the URL of the graphic to print on her campaign signs, but they print the address itself instead.
Source: Acquired Error at the Printer -
In this episode, they address the need to not move quickly, or else the hologram will flash and give you away.
Source: Series / The Outer Limits (1995)
Cite this Source
Give and Address. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/give
Address & Give. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/give>.
Give or Address. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/give.
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